Aligning The Print Head - Epson 777 Printer Basics Manual

7. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it
locks in place.
8. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge,
repeat steps 3 through 7 before continuing
with step 9.
9. Press the e ink cartridge replacement button
and close the printer cover. The printer
begins charging the ink delivery system.
The Ppower light flashes, and the printer makes noise. Charging takes about one
minute. When it's finished, the Ppower light stops flashing and stays on and the
b
error light goes out.

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print
head. Your printer must be connected to a local port, not on a network, to use the
Print Head Alignment utility.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size paper is
loaded.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as
described on page 6 (Windows) or page 10 (Macintosh).
Or, with Windows, click
the
EPSON Stylus Color 777
Document Defaults
3. Windows: Click the
Macintosh: Click the
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
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Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless
the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent ink
from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. For
the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever
you check the print head alignment.
, point to
Start
icon, then select
(Windows NT), or
tab.
Utility
Utility button.
, and select
Settings
(Windows 95 or 98),
Properties
Printing Preferences
Print Head Alignment
. Right-click
Printers
(Windows 2000).
button.